Chatta Baria Explained

Chatta Baria
Other Name:Chaltabaria
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7783°N 88.5625°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.34
Population Total:12,537
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Barasat
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Chatta Baria (also called Chaltabaria) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Location

Chatta Baria is located at 22.7783°N 88.5625°W.

Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chatta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[2]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

India census, Chatta Baria had a population of 12,537; of this,6,410 are male, 6,127 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 74.26%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chatta Baria covered an area of 2.3437 km2. It had 2 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 1 km away at Duttapukur, and the nearest degree college is 8 km away at Barasat. Chatta Baria had 2 family welfare centres and 2 maternity and child welfare centres (both without any bed).[7]

Transport

Chatta Baria is beside National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).[8]

Duttapukur railway station and Bira railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, are located nearby.[9] [8]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur.[10] For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision.

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[11]

See also

Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 3 June 2018.
  2. Web site: North 24 Parganas Dist. Police. Know Your Police Station. District Police. 3 June 2018.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 16 April 2018.
  4. Book: LSS O’Malley. Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. p 1-4. 2009. Concept Publishing Company . 9788172681937. 3 May 2018 .
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 2019-01-21 . dead .
  6. Web site: Primary census abstract data. 23 February 2014. Census of India. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 31 May 2018.
  8. Google maps
  9. Web site: 33811 Sealdah Bangaon Local . Time Table . indiaeailinfo . 31 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 30 May 2018 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 . dead .
  11. Web site: Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study). 2007-08-24. Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. 27 September 2007. dead. dmy-all.